Disdain Hindu religion for respectful life, scholar Narayan Manur tells Dalits
Udupi: "The only way for Dalits to lead a respectful life with peace, self-esteem and free from humiliating mentality of untouchability is to reject the Hindu religion and embrace Buddhism followed by Dr. BR Ambedkar”, opined Dalit scholar Narayana Manur.
Addressing the agitators who staged an agitation at Ajjarakadu here on Saturday led by the Federation of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and Dalita Damanitara Swabhimani Horata Samiti, condemning the naked parade of a Dalit youth in Gundlupete taluk and widespread atrocity on Dalits across the country, Manur said that “Manu followers have been conspiring to divide the backward classes, Dalits and minorities. Dalits should reject the Hindu religion which denies them entry into temples and throw the photos of gods and goddesses which you worship at home into sewage”, he said.
Scholar G Rajashekhar said that injustice of caste system was so terrible. The Hindu religion which is answerable to such an atrocity on Dalit youth has been engineering such terrible and ghastly activities in many places which is uncalled for, he said.
Rev. Fr. William Martis, Dalit leader Shekhar Hejamadi, CPM district secretary Balakrishna Shetty, Shamaraj Birthi of Action Committee, DSS leaders S Narayan, Vasunejaru and others were present.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
China confirms its support to Pakistan during four-day conflict with India
Beijing (PTI): China, for the first time, has confirmed that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India last year, official media reports here said.
China's state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle design.
Zhang had provided technical support to Pakistan during the four-day war last May, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported, quoting CCTV.
Pakistan's air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets, produced by an AVIC subsidiary.
"At the support base, we frequently heard the roar of fighter jets taking off and the constant wail of air-raid sirens. By late morning, in May, the temperature was already approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). It was a real ordeal for us, both mentally and physically,” Zhang said.
What drove his team was the "desire to do an even better job with on site support” and to ensure their equipment could “truly perform at its full combat potential”, Zhang told CCTV.
“That wasn’t just a recognition of the J10CE; it was also a testament to the deep bond we formed through working side by side, day in and day out,” he said.
